The Capitals came into this game with a record of 0-2 for the first time since the '96-'97 season to square off in their first game outside of the Southeastern Division this year against the Montreal Canadians. Before this game the Caps held a six game winning streak against the Habs dating back to the '10-'11 season. Now that streak has been broken with a final score of 4-1 in favor of the Hab...

What Happened
The Leafs (9-5-1) are probably asking themselves the very same question as is written in the above headline right now. The week started out encouragingly enough, with a win over Columbus that was by no means a masterpiece but did get the club its ninth win and gave Ben Scrivens his first. Then, the roof collapsed. In two home games, the Buds surrendered 12 goals while just scoring...

What Happened
The week could have gone a whole lot worse for the Leafs (5-2-1), who escaped much of a tough road stretch and some key injuries with a 2-2 mark and a still-impressive over-all record as they get some of their charges back. It certainly helped to cap off the home stand with a shootout victory over the Jets, making losses to Boston and Philadelphia more tolerable. Also serving as c...

NHL pre-season doesn’t matter? Try telling that to a handful of Leafs who have had their fortunes – and NHL candidacy – affected by the previous four weeks of training camp and were rewarded (or punished) accordingly as the club announced their opening night roster.
Matt Frattin, Jake Gardiner, Carl Gunnarsson and Philippe Dupuis were among those whose September efforts paid off, while Ke...